UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2014
Orthofix International N.V.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Curaçao | 0-19961 | N/A | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7 Abraham de Veerstraat Curacao |
N/A | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-59-99-465-8525
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 19, 2014, Randy Thurman informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Orthofix International N.V. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from the Board, effective immediately. Mr Thurman stated that he had accepted a new executive position that requires him to limit his other professional activities. Mr. Thurman has further informed the Company that his resignation is not related to any disagreement with the Company or the Board regarding any matter related to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
On January 22, 2014, the Board adopted a resolution (i) accepting Mr. Thurman’s resignation and reducing the size of the Board from nine directors to eight directors, and (ii) appointing Kathleen Regan as Interim Chair of the Board and Chair of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 23, 2014, the Company issued a press release regarding certain of the matters described in Item 5.02. That press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 23, 2014 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Orthofix International N.V. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey M. Schumm | |
| Jeffrey M. Schumm General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: January 23, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 23, 2014 | |